Director of Product Architecture

We are currently seeking a Director of Product Architecture to be part of our senior management team. This position requires a strategic thinker who can continue to drive our application platform forward. This person must be a technologist with a successful track record of delivering quality software solutions, managing and mentoring a team of developers, in Microsoft environments. Additionally this person will be an evangelist for both the product and technology in interactions with clients and prospects.Maintain and enhance software application architecture standards and innovationsProvide professional guidance and support to the development teamImplement best practices for software development in a Microsoft .NET environment.Interpret business requirements to form technical specifications.Interact with clients, prospects and industry analysts as a product evangelistJob ResponsibilitiesDesign and maintain the architecture of existing products as well as future productsWork closely with product management, analyze market requirements and translate them to technical solutionsLead the software products specification and design processWrite high level and detailed level software specificationsLead / conduct research initiatives and algorithmic workAssist in selecting tools and technologies

 Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related fieldExperience

o  Over 8 years of experience in the field of business application software development

o  Over 3 years of proven experience doing system architecture work on enterprise class Internet enabled and / or Internet native systems with an emphasis on experience in a Microsoft .NET environment.

o  Over 5 year of hands-on software development experience some of which as a leaderKnowledge of application development platforms, class libraries and integration tools that software architects and developers use to create enterprise applications, with an emphasis on experience in a Microsoft .NET environment.Familiarity with Smart Client development and Deployment, Team Foundation and SQL 2005 desirable but not essential A deep understanding of relational and multidimensional database theory and concepts of business intelligenceAn ability to interpret technical specifications from business requirements documentationAbility to be the top technical role model and mentor for development engineers.  Able to put structure in place for career growth of teammatesProven leadership ability with strong development processes and practices experience background. Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills (both technical and non-technical) Software development methodologies

o  Use case driven development

o  Functional specification

o  Documentation and specs

o  PrototypingCommercial real estate or private equity industry knowledge desirable but not essential